A lot of people claim the Jesus story as their narrative of preference. For many, Jesus is the surest way to reside in an afterlife called ‘heaven’ while for others Jesus and his story contain the words of life, peace and justice for the here and now of ‘this’ world.

Regardless of why people follow Jesus, nearly all would admit two things about him: One, he didn’t have a lot of success hanging out with the religious folks of his day and Two, he didn’t spend much time attempting to win these people over, either! Continue reading…